Chapter 105
"What does this have to do with whether it's comparable or not!" Kevin felt his reason burning.
He seemed to have heard this phrase somewhere before: Why can other kids do it, but you can't?
Elysia:...
She rubbed her forehead.
"This, indeed, should... not be fake,"
Xiaoyu has always been very clever since she was a child, always coming up with all sorts of solutions. When she's unhappy, she also has all sorts of ingenious ideas, but that only applies to when she was little.
Mobius remained silent, sitting quietly in the corner. Ignoring the boy's ever-gentle smile, a chilling thought suddenly popped into her mind: she seemed to have... committed adultery.
"So, how exactly should we play?" Kevin brought the topic back to reality.
"Let's wait a little longer, we still have some time," Aponia explained calmly. "There's no need for everyone to be too impatient."
She still believed that An Yu and she were similar in the dream, both of them treating this place as a dungeon to explore.
An Yu should be at level 7 now, but they haven't passed level 6 yet, so they can continue to strengthen themselves.
An Yu's pursuits are bound to be somewhat different from mine.
At the end of the exchange, May looked at Elysia: "Elysia? Are you going to have the Fusion Warrior surgery?"
Elysia shook her head.
Now she doesn't even want to pretend anymore.
[The Sixth Herrscher is Death, a Herrscher who has shed her disguise and truly represents tranquility.]
[But with Noah's Ark just launched, and humanity seemingly on the verge of a new world, the Sixth Herrscher was momentarily outmatched, even with her enhanced abilities.]
[Himeko has essentially reintegrated into the human world. She will choose An Yu, but An Yu has changed, and she wants to find him again.]
[An Yu didn't give humanity any more time to rest. On the day the Herrscher of Death ended, a sea of fire engulfed the entire Europe.]
[Although it sounds strange, the Flame Herrscher can indeed accumulate power.]
[It seems like all fire-type characters are like this?]
Ahem, let's get back to the main topic.
An Yu gradually began to understand the essence of ability.
The level interface still exists, but the Binding by those skills are gone.
"If all of this happened in the past, then why is the other party letting me experience their abilities now?"
Unfortunately, An Yu's intuition is not very high; he lacks the keenness that Himeko possesses when she's half-dead. He is currently unable to perceive the true nature of the Honkai.
The air was violently distorted under the extreme heat, rendering sight and hearing completely ineffective.
Even Honkai Beast cannot survive in this inferno.
But monsters can.
The frost spread rapidly, and although it might not be able to extinguish the fire, it had already significantly reduced the surrounding temperature, and the distortion of the air was barely enough to allow for visibility.
"Kevin, the destined protagonist, a member of humanity... has an inexplicable fondness for the Card Vision."
An Yu silently recited the command in his mind, and he caught the greatsword that was hurtling towards him with one hand, and then the ice crystal greatsword shattered piece by piece.
The moment the greatsword shattered, the ice crystals rapidly melted, water vapor filled the air, and Kevin's figure emerged from the mist, his long-prepared punch, wrapped in freezing air, slammed towards An Yu's face!
Flames, as if possessing a life of their own, appeared out of thin air between the two, precisely blocking the powerful punch.
Flames scattered and flew everywhere. Just as Kevin's old power was exhausted and his new power had not yet been generated, a crystal arrow containing immense Honkai energy tore through the air and shot straight at An Yu's heart!
"Elysia, the Herrscher of Origin... a member of humanity."
An Yu silently recited her vow, relinquishing the opportunity to seriously injure Kevin.
The arrow, imbued with elemental energy, hovered in mid-air, seemingly blocked by an invisible wall of air. The tail of the arrow trembled continuously until the second arrow pierced straight through the first one.
The two crystal arrows did not explode, but easily merged, their magnitude and level suddenly increasing, yet they were still blocked by an invisible wall.
Elysia paused for a moment.
An Yu was also taken aback. "It can be fused?"
His thoughts raced, and the flawless elements Melting Frost and Snow, condensing into the light in An Yu's palm. Kevin was also taken aback. "Elysia, are you from that side?"
"Then... Origin Burst Fist?" An Yu almost laughed.
Kevin remained undefended, continuously swinging his sword. The incoming fist was directly blocked by Kalpas, who looked like a demon fallen into hell, with lava flowing from his fist, making it impossible to tell whether he was actually injured.
"Kalpas, an artificial biological weapon, is most likely not a local."
As he muttered those words, the blazing greatsword descended from the sky, and Himeko blocked An Yu's escape route.
Without giving An Yu a moment to catch her breath, and regardless of whether she harbored any resentment, Himeko's greatsword felt neither heavy nor hesitant, its attacks fierce and even surpassing those of others.
"Himeko... there's nothing to say."
An Yu added that extreme high temperatures erupted from around him, but Kevin didn't give him a chance to clear the area. The icy coldness was so intense that the Origin Power that had been absorbed turned into icy blue frost, pure Origin power, breaking through the area's advantage.
"The power of love isn't something you can absorb just anywhere."
Elysia's voice rang out. She held a long spear, its tip steadily pointing at the other's heart. The cold light was like a venomous snake's tongue, yet it openly locked onto An Yu's life force.
The initial phase of the plan was a great success!
Just as An Yu was about to dodge, Kevin shamelessly lunged down and hugged him tightly. Himeko also bravely withstood the energy surge from the surrounding area, locking him in place from behind!
When a group fight breaks out, who's going to reason with you?
So what if we're shameless!
"This is the power of our friendship!"
With a sharp cry, Elysia thrust her spear out like a meteor, piercing An Yu's heart with pinpoint accuracy! Three in one!
This caused the 'human fortress,' which consisted of three people, to crash completely into the distance.
Elysia didn't dare to stop, Kalpas followed up with a coordinated attack. The compressed lava eruption disregarded Kevin, who was blocking in front of her, and pierced through the three of them once again.
Kevin coughed up blood. An Yu's lips twitched. When Elysia came up behind her, she picked up Himeko, who had already started coughing up blood, and threw her aside before enduring the sudden, powerful, and sweeping spear thrusts that had transformed into a powerful attack.
As he rolled on the ground to dissipate the force, An Yu laughed, "Playing with Seven-Day Lock of Unbreakable Love?"
With a single hand bracing against the ground, An Yu flipped and finally threw the completely powerless Kevin aside. There was no time to finish him off. She leaped back again to dodge Kalpas. An Yu stood at a distance, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth.
Blood was still flowing from his chest, but it was quickly evaporated by the high temperature, and he could barely smell a faint, sweet odor.
"You really have changed, big dreamer."
Volume 1: Chapter 156, Section 155: The Second Heart
An Yu's vision was somewhat blurry; she couldn't recall the yellowed old photos, it was simply that the high temperature distorted her vision.
Kevin and Himeko were still coughing up blood. The reason Elysia didn't continue chasing was that she reversed the direction of her spear, and Abyss Flower bloomed like a clear spring, quickly healing their injuries.
"You seem to have gotten dumber," Elysia said loudly, her tone carrying a complex meaning.
Having been overwhelmed by two healers healing each other in the previous level, Elysia clearly understands the importance of healers.
Now, their six-person team is invincible.
"It's not that I've become stupid, it's that human civilization has evolved ahead of schedule."
An Yu coughed up another mouthful of blood, and her injuries were rapidly healed. Honkai energy surrounded her, and its level, which was slightly higher than that of Elysia, made Elysia pause for a moment.
What's this?
"No doubt about it, 5 is your Origin Power, combined with the special fusion of Kevin's Blue 6 diagram." _◎″II#↓
Elysia was taken aback. "Kevin can contain the Origin Power?"
That can't be right. If Kevin could have contained the Origin Power when An Yu was still just a normal dream of the Finality, he would have done so long ago.
"No, but it will make it smoother for me to use."
An Yu shook his head, a fiery red longsword materializing in his hand. It should have been a greatsword, but a greatsword was too wide and unrestrained. He was really afraid that Kevin Himeko Kalpas would risk his life to hug him; that would be too shameless.
"What do you mean?" Elysia didn't understand.
An Yu didn't explain, but simply raised the longsword in her hand high. The scorching heat instantly broke through the Origin's blockade, and the heat continued to condense and compress until it was completely released.
Endless Extinction
Elysia's pupils contracted sharply. She reacted quickly, using her spear to lift the two people on the ground and lunging to the side.
She ran very fast, and as she ran, Abyss Flower flowed out green light like gurgling springs, healing the two of them. She had far more memories than the Herrscher, at least the Herrscher certainly wouldn't know... Everyone else knew the Flame Herrscher's regular ultimate move.
A fierce heatwave, accompanied by a fiery red light, swept across and devoured everything in its path, like a roaring fire dragon.
"Aponia!" Elysia shouted as she retreated.
At the same time, she hurled Kevin and Himeko, who had regained most of their mobility, forward! The spear in her hand transformed once more, the Black Abyss sharp and fierce, attacking again on the verge of Endless Extinction.
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An Yu's mind went blank for a moment, and the mental Binding made her watch helplessly as the Black Abyss pierced her body, but in the end, she still lacked a bit of tacit understanding... Kalpas was a step too slow.
An Yu narrowly escaped the release of the Seven Thunders of Retribution.
"Dystopia!"
And another one? This time it wasn't a mental attack, but pure, immense mental power, like an invisible shackle that made An Yu stiffen again. This strike, Kalpas, hit her.
Elysia snorted softly. Perhaps in reality she was a useless little good-for-nothing who couldn't do anything, but in her dream, no one! No one! Could stop her Noah's Ark!
With the Herrscher Core shattered, An Yu finally determined how many people were present.
"Elysia, Kalpas, Himeko, Kevin, Aponia, and Dystopia, you finally have more companions, you big dreamer."
He stood up again. Although reason told Elysia that the other party was already at his last gasp, An Yu's overly calm expression still made Elysia extremely wary.
If Kevin is instantly killed like he was during the Third Herrscher era, that would be terrible.
"Why isn't he dead yet?"
Kevin stood up; the blood in his chest had stopped flowing, and the wound had healed completely. The healing effect of the Abyss Flower was truly astonishing.
He finally Key of the Void; now it's time to kick him while he's down!
Are you curious?
An Yu didn't seem to feel any pain.
"You... also have a second heart."
Kalpas hoarse voice rang out; he understood.
An Yu has now become the same person she was in the past, and it seems that Kalpas Jie's extremely incompatible constitution with Honkai Beast has also been resolved by An Yu.
"You're right. I also want to thank Kevin, and our lovable, sinister, and evil doctor. The data from the First Laboratory gave me a very bold idea."
"I call it Chimera. The Origin Power is indeed incredibly violent without the original heart, but I can place it in my second energy organ."
"Although its use was as troublesome as ever afterward, Kevin's Genetic Blueprint solved that problem for me. While he could hardly bear it directly, it didn't seem difficult to utilize it."
Now, An Yu is a Honkai Chimera.
Kevin:...
You mean, you've already evolved halfway to the form I haven't even reached yet? Is that right?
In the war room, where they were originally watching the battle and having people constantly repeat the ideas through lip reading, May and Mobius suddenly felt as if their ideas had been stolen.
Also, someone looked at Mobius.
"Hilarious, so adorably sinister and evil~ Doctor~" Vill-V casually scoffed, then prepared to continue watching the battle.
An Yu flexed her wrists, her right hand stroking her left wrist, making a very strange gesture.
"Oh, speaking of which, Vill-V is pretty good too. I've been observing the Fire Moth for so long, and I've found that she's more like a brick than me, always ready to be moved wherever needed."
"After observing for a long time, I finally realized that her creativity seems to be lacking. She prefers to break through existing foundations, but she has no innovative ability whatsoever. The last thing she came up with was an Armed Dolls, which was actually proposed by Einstein. It really... wasted a lot of my time."
In the video, An Yu pursed her lips, clearly somewhat disappointed.
Good news: the one who's disappointed is the enemy. Bad news: the enemy looks down on you.
Mei glanced at Vill-V, whose cheeks were flushed and who had begun to sneer. How strange, how did her pulse points open on their own?
"As for this time, since I'm using the alias Mebius, then let's Mebium Beam!"